Rescue in Ecuador

A rescue in Ecuador.

A British and an Australian tourist kidnapped in Ecuador while visiting a remote nature reserve in the Amazon were rescued by Ecuadorian authorities Saturday.

The tourists, identified as Katherine Sara Cox and Fiona Louise Wilde, were abducted Friday near the country's border with Colombia.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) RESCUED AUSTRALIAN TOURIST, FIONA LOUISE WILDE, SAYING:

"We were very scared, but we could often hear the helicopters above us and that was very comforting while we were in the jungle. When the helicopters got right above us the kidnappers made us hide in the bushes and the kidnappers got scared. They were-- we think-- close to maybe killing us. And then for some reason they changed their mind and told us to run and we ran out, towards the helicopters yelling, trying to get their attention."

Authorities said the pair were rescued by a specialist team made up of hundreds of police officers and soldiers.